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The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Puppet in Hands of Janko Vrbnjak
Marijana Petrović
; Malo pozorište Duško Radović
Abstract
This paper is dedicated to my teacher Janko (Matijas) Vrbnjak, Serbian actor, puppet animator, technologist, pioneer of Belgrade puppetry and one of the most prominent artist of the former Yugoslavia. He achieved perfection through work, devotion and sacrifice as with persistent enhancement of his talents and knowledge – art of acting and animation. Relentless, curious and naturally talented he discovered secrets and conquered the world of puppetry. Stevan Pešić explained it poetically: “When someone brings Socrates to life in front of you it’s a miracle of art. When Janko Vrbnjak creates a living creature with a hand movement from a piece of wood wrapped in a piece of cloth it is for me something bigger than art: a deeper, more mysterious and fearful transformation.“
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Publication date:
24.2.2015.
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